Quick Welsh Adventures

09/10/2023

If you’re looking for a very aesthetically pleasing pumpkin patch in West Wales, then you’ll definitely enjoy Pwmpenni Plas Pumpkins just outside of St Clears. It’s all in one barn and plenty of little photo opportunity spots. There’s a small hut selling tea, coffee, snacks and the pumpkins are reasonably priced! It’s flat, mostly paved and a good one for prams, wheelchair and rainy days. It’s small and compact, so depends on what you’re looking for really, but if you don’t want to search the fields for your own pumpkin, this is a lovely one to visit!

Ein tro cyntaf i ymweld â Phwmpenni Plas ac efallai dyma’r un mwyaf prydferth rydw i wedi bod iddi dros y 6 mlynedd ddiwethaf. Cymry Cymraeg yn gweitho yna hefyd. Lle grêt i stopo am awr fach os ydych chi’n teithio o Orllewin Cymru i Dde Cymru! 🎃

27/08/2023

⭐️ NEW BLOG POST ⭐️

We’re away with family this weekend, but only down the road really and close to one of our favourite places to go, Newcastle Emlyn. Very familiar undoubtedly to most of you, but just in case someone stumbles across this site who isn’t local, thought it was worth posting about.

Ardal digon gyfarwydd i’r rhan fwyaf o bobl o Gymru mae’n siŵr - ond gan ein bod ar ein gwylie’ ‘ma penwythnos ‘ma, wen i’n meddwl man a man i fi rannu!

We've been going to Newcastle Emlyn for days out since we moved to the area and it's one of my favourite places to go to kill a few hours (as you can see from this photo of a much smaller Coops) We usually park in the main car park (Mart Car Park) and it's one of the most reasonable car parks in our...

23/08/2023

⭐️ NEW BLOG POST ⭐️

This one has been on the bucket list for some time. Just outside Cardiff and well worth a visit.

Os oes gennych chi un bach sy’n hoffi deinosoriaid neu un sy’n jyst hoffi bod yn yr awyr iach gyda lot i’w wneud - siŵr fyddech chi’n joio fan hyn.

I've been wanting to visit here for AGES - everyone says it's the best Santa in town at Christmas and does a pretty scary Halloween event too - but I just wanted to see what it was all about as a few people have recommended it to me over the past year or two. I'm definitely glad we went and we had a...

17/08/2023

Our first blog post for North Wales (a few more to come following our week in Morfa Nefyn!) This is a lovely place to go for you who have young children ❤️

Yn dilyn wythnos ym Morfa Nefyn diolch i Steddfod Boduan, bydd cwpwl o lefydd gogledd y wlad yn ymddangos ar y blog wythbos hon, fel yr un yma o Gypsy Wood Park 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/gypsy-wood-park-caernarfon

29/04/2023

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/pembrey-llanelli-carmarthenshire
I don't remember the last time I went to Pembrey but I do know that it's changed a LOT since then! What a brilliant place to head for the day to meet up with family or friends, especially on a nice day! We'll definitely be heading back there in the summer!

Am le da i fynd gyda grwp o bobl am y dydd. Pob un yn parcio am y diwrnod, mynd a phicnic a jyst mynd nol a mlaen i'r holl weithgareddau sydd ar gael 'na trwy'r dydd. Rhywle i roi ar y rhest ar gyfer haf 'ma i chi gyd os nad ydych chi wedi bod o'r blaen!

This is somewhere I used to go with friends when I was younger but haven't visited for years!! It's been on the to-go list for a while and finally managed to squeeze in a visit over the Easter holidays and I'm so glad that we did - what a fab place to go for the day!! What's There? There's so much t...

04/03/2023

COASTAL WALK ⭐️

Over Half Term, when Coops was in Music Academy for the day, my friend Helen took me somewhere that was on her bucket list. Witches Cauldron! A really lovely coastal walk leading to a sort of lagoon you can only reach at certain tide times by kayak!

Dyw hwn ddim wir yn addas i blant sy’n cerdded, dyw e ddim yn serth ond mae rhai llwybrau heb ochrau a bydden i ON PINS yr holl amser. Rhywle lyfli though i fynd am dro ‘da babi mewn carrier neu ar ddiwrnod child free! 🙌🏻

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/witches-cauldron-newport-pembrokeshire

26/02/2023

ST FAGANS

We visited a few places to add to the blog over half term and although I’ve been to St Fagans many times, it hasn’t appeared on my blog. So here it is! Well worth the £6 to park considering the rest is completely free! Great day out!

Mor hyfryd cael mynd i Sain Ffagan dros hanner tymor a chael sgwrsio yn y Gymraeg gyda bron POB UN aelod o staff! 🙌🏻 Diwrnod hyfryd a rhywle dylai bob un ymweld ag e eleni! ⭐️

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/st-fagans-cardiff

21/02/2023

NEW FIND ⭐️ Bwlch Nant yr A***n

Another new one for us and it was really lovely. This one isn’t our doorstep unfortunately but it’s definitely somewhere to put on your list if you’re staying around Aberystwyth area. Will have a few more Ceredigion based ones popping up over the next few months and we’re renting a cottage there over Christmas with my family, so my sister in-law (the other side) has promised to show me some more beauties before then.

Lle hyfryd gyda golygfeydd arbennig a llwybr fflat 🙌🏻 a rhwydd o gwmpas y llyn. Caffi lyfli ar y diwedd wastad yn Brucey Bonus mawr i fi hefyd! Bendant rhywle i fynd os ydych chi’n yr ardal! grêt am feicio hefyd! 🚴🏾

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/bwlch-nant-yr-arian-aberystwyth-ceredigion

12/02/2023

NEW FIND ⭐️

Tycanol Woods, Brynberian, North Pembrokeshire

So glad we found this today. I love a walk where you don’t have to turn back on yourself and can do it in one big circle. Just short of 3 miles which took us 1hr 30mins, this is definitely one we’ll do again! Check out the blogpost for all the details you need for this magical woodland walk 🌲

Wedi joio’r dro yma heddi! Digon rhwydd i’w wneud (hyd yn oed wrth gario Ralffi rownd ‘da fi!) Gallwch chi hefyd ymweld â Phentre Ifan os oes digon o egni ar ôl ‘da chi ar y diwedd! Popeth chi angen gwybod ar y blog. Linc isod 🌲

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/tycanol-woods-brynberian-pembrokeshire

25/09/2022

We went to one of my favourite woodland walks today - Minwear Woods (not far from Bluestone). The main car park was closed for some reason but a little further up the road there’s a wide lay-by and a footpath into the woods! It’s a nice safe one to let Nessa off the lead, which is one of the reasons I like it. Lots of benches and picnic spots along the way too 🍁 Link to blogpost below if you’ve never been 🥰

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/minwear-woods

25/08/2022

Another lovely welcome at Pembrokeshire Sunflower farm 🌻 Great to have this so close to home 🥰 Looking forward to transformation to Pumpkin Patch, which I thought they did REALLY well last year, so keep your eye out for when it opens as it definitely was the best one we visited! 🙌🏻

Diolch am y croeso unwaith eto heddi. Diwrnod lyfli mas, estyniad i’r parc eleni hefyd! Pris rhesymol iawn - £7 y car. Dechre’ dod i ddiwedd y blodau haul nawr ond wnaethon ni dal rili joio! Diolch 🌻

24/08/2022

⭐️ New Blog Post ⭐️

Today we squeezed a quick visit (between rain showers) to Carew Castle. I got a season pass for Castell Henllys and it allows you to visit Carew Castle with the same ticket, so was a good place to go to kill an hour (plus it was on Cooper’s summer bucket list of places to visit in Pembrokeshire since studying his local area in school!)

Awr fach gyflym yng Nghastell Ceirw heddi. Ni’n joio ymweld â chastell a god fod tocyn tymor ‘da ni, wnaethon ni risgo’r tywydd gwael ac archwilio’r castell a chael cinio yn y caffi hefyd 😀

We purchased a season pass for Carew Castle this year (mainly because you get entry to Castell Henllys with the same voucher, so if you're planning to do both at some point, then it's worth the pennies.) Worth a Visit? We love a castle, Cooper loves to explore them; climb the steps, work out where t...

10/08/2022

⭐️ UPADATED BLOG POST ⭐️

We went to Milford outdoor pool today! You have an hour slot and are left in on the hour (but read the blog for a little more info on that!!) Was lovely and clean and supervised by lifeguards and perfect for a cool off on a boiling day like today!!

Ni’n hoffi mynd i Aberdaugleddau am sawl reswm, a dyma un arall newydd i’n tynnu ni ‘na!! Darllenwch y blog am tips i wneud mynd mewn ychydig yn rhwyddach na’n profiad ni heddi! 🙈

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/milford-marina

09/08/2022

UPDATED BLOG POST

We’ve been back to Manor Wildlife park. Few changes (other than the price being £3 per person more now). Brand new park there for older kids!

Rhywbeth newydd wedi cyrraedd Manor Wildlife Park! 🙌🏻

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/manor-wildlife-park

04/08/2022

⭐️ New Blog Post ⭐️

Another new one for us today. We were in Gower, having been strawberry picking, and a few friends suggested Gower Heritage Centre would be good to visit for a few hours. Click on the blog to see what we thought!

Rhywle gwahanol i ni heddi - joio ffindo llefydd newydd i fynd! Cliciwch ar y linc i weld beth sydd ‘na i’w wneud, boed os oes plant ‘da chi neu beidio mewn gwirionedd!

We were in the area and a few people suggested this was worth a visit - so we did and I’m glad that we did too. Would I travel all the way to Gower to go again? Probably not, but if I was in the area again I’d definitely pop back in! What do I need to know? When you arrive there’s a little bak...

29/07/2022

NEW BLOG POST ⭐️

Found out about a new little attraction that opened close to Haverfordwest this week, so we checked it out yesterday. I don’t think there’s many places left in Pembrokeshire now that we haven’t been to and aren’t on the blog so was excited to hear something new had opened!

Hwrê! Rhywle newydd wedi agor yn Sir Benfro. Fferm bach iawn yw hi ond rhywle lyfli i fynd â phlentyn ifanc sy’n joio anifeiliaid. Popeth chi angen gwbod yn y blog ⬇️

A new, family run little farm opened this summer, so naturally we had to go and try it out! What do I need to know? Firstly, don’t head here expecting Folly Farm! It’s a very small, low key but lovely attraction for an hour or two out of the house. You’d spend no more than you would visiting a...

17/07/2022

NEW BLOG POST ⭐️

Yesterday, we braved the heat and set off to Castell Henllys. Coops has been studying Pembrokeshire Landmarks and Attractions in school and has a long list of places he wants to visit over the summer. He thought himself to be quite the expert on all things “in the past” yesterday (although I’m not sure how accurate some of his information was 😂)

Trip i Gastell Henllys ddoe! Wedi bod cwpwl o weithiau o’r blaen ond Coops yn cîn i fynd ar ôl astudio Sir Benfro yn yr ysgol! Prynhawn bach lyfli yn yr haul! Wnaethon ni brynu tocyn Blwyddyn hefyd achos chi’n gallu mynd i gastell Ceirw gyda’r tocyn ‘fyd! 🙌🏻

Step back in time at Castell Henllys to the Iron Age. Cooper’s been keen to visit here again since studying Pembrokeshire landmarks in school - so today was as good a day as any! What do I need to know? Castell Henllys isn’t a full day out, but that’s reflected in the reasonable entry price! ....

30/05/2022

NEW BLOG POST ⭐️

Been a while since I posted on here - we’ll blame 🤰 on not being so get up and go over the past three months 😷 But - we have squeezed a few places in and one of the was Clerkenhill. I’ve never been but Coops has been with the school and is a big fan! Definitely somewhere I would return to for a morning/afternoon out of the house!

Wedi bod i Clerkenhill am y tro cyntaf erioed yn ddiweddar - Methu credu mod i heb fod ‘na a bod e dim ond hanner awr i ffwrdd o’r tŷ! 🤦🏼‍♀️ Tabeth, rhowch glic ar y blog os nad ydych wedi bod o’r blaen ac eisiau gweld beth sydd yna 🙂

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/clerkenhill-haverfordwest-pembrokeshire

A lovely, small farm park with plenty of play areas for little humans. Although set on a farm, there is little animals to be seen and the main attractions are the play parks and outdoor areas. Carwyn took Coops to Clerkenhill when he was about 2 years old I think and I’m pretty sure he gave me the...

21/02/2022

New Find ⭐️ Rhywle Newydd ⭐️

Never been here before - to be fair, it’s not somewhere you’d stumble across - but it’s soooo lovely! I do love a Woodland Walk and this one’s flat and not too far from us! 🙌🏻 Link below.

Carwyn ddaeth ar draws y goedwig yma wrth fynd ar ei feic. Ddim yn bell o’r Salutation yn Eglwyswrw a choedwig hyfryd gyda sawl llwybr gwahanol. Bendant am fynd nôl! Linc isod.

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/pengelli-woods

24/01/2022

NEW BLOG POST

I’ve been wanting to take Coops to Cwmtudu for ages. Last time I went here I was with my Nanna and Bamps. They’d come to stay with me for the weekend and my Bampa had read something about Cwmtudu so asked if we could go. After Nanna almost having a heart attack on the narrow roads, we arrived in Cwmtudu and they loved it. My Bampa treated me to an ice cream and we sat on the wall and watched the waves. I will ALWAYS be glad that I was that person who had their Nanna and Bampa for sleepovers - I have enough memories of my time with them to last me a lifetime 🧡

Mae’n siŵr eich bod wedi sylwi ar enw Cwmtudu wrth fynd i Aberaeron neu Langrannog - ond rhag ofn nad ydych wedi meddwl stopio - mae popeth chi angen gwbod yn y post yma ☺️

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/cwmtudu-cardigan-ceredigion

23/01/2022

NEW BLOG POST

A return to Llanerchaeron for the first time in about 4 years I think! Another 3 hours ticked off our 1000 hours outdoors challenge! 🥴 Only 992 left 😂 I might have to start including his dinner time minutes at this rate 🤦🏼‍♀️ Roll on lighter evenings!!

Profiad gwahanol o ymweld â Llanerchaeron heddi - Mae’n le gwahanol rili yn y Gaeaf - ond wnaethon ni dal rili joio 😊

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/llanerchaeron-aberaeron-ceredigion

17/01/2022

NEW BLOG POST

Gosh! Getting to 1000 hours by the end of the year is going to be harder than I thought I think 😂 Between Covid, full time school and rubbish weather - I’m waaaaay off the 2.5 hours average every day! 😂 But - I’m sure I’ll rack up a fair few more when the weather improves 🤞🏻 Anyway - new blog post - Newport, Parrog. One of our favourite beaches to go to for some rock climbing (although was a bit slippy yesterday!!)

Awr a hanner arall off o’r gôl! Mae’r oriau yn cael eu ticio i ffwrdd yn ridiculously araf 😂😂😂 Ond na ‘ny - Carwyn yn meddwl fyddai’n methu felly’n fwy penderfynol o lwyddo nawr!! Aethon ni i’r Parrog ddoe ac yn teimlo wedd e’n haeddu blog post ⭐️

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/newport-parrog-pembrokeshire

09/01/2022

A new visit for us today and another 2 hours to our 1000 hours outdoors (which has gotten off to a sloooow start thanks to covid! 🙄) Anyway. If you’re in Aberdare/Glynneath/Merthyr area you’re close to a really lovely country park with great playgrounds, a cafe, lake with ducks and nice paved walkways! Have linked the blog post below for Dare Valley Park!

Wedi rili joio fan hyn heddi! Fyddai bendant mynd ‘to pan fydda’i lan yn aros ‘da Mam! 20 munud o Glynneath felly ideal!

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/dare-valley-aberdare-merthyr-tydfil

03/01/2022

1000 o Oriau Tu Fas! 1000 Hours Outside!

A little later than planned (thanks Rona!) But we’ve kick started our 1000 hours outside challenge for 2022! It works out about 2.5 hours a day. We’ll never manage that but hoping long days out on the weekends and holidays will help bump up the hours!

We’ll be using this page to document where we’ve been and how we’ve accumulated the hours outside and keeping record through the 1000 Hours Outside Book and App. Anybody else keen on the challenge?? Let me know if you find anywhere cool to visit whilst you’re at it!

We went to Ffynhonne Falls today - one of our favourite walks. I’ve linked the blog below in case you’ve never been here before!

Rhowch wybod os ydych chi’n meddwl gwneud y sialens hefyd ac os ddewch chi o hyd i rywle cŵl i fynd da’r little people!

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/ffynhone-falls

16/10/2021

Mor impressed ‘da Pembrokeshire Pumpkin farm heddi! Os fuoch chi ‘na adeg blodau haul fe fyddwch chi’n gyfarwydd â’r lle - ond mae CYMAINT mwy ‘na erbyn hyn i’r plant wneud a gweld! Wnes i rili joio ac yn siŵr o fynd nôl ‘na cyn diwedd Calan Gaeaf!

Massively impressed with Pembrokeshire Pumpkin Farm today. We went here when the sunflowers were out and really enjoyed but there’s so much more here this time to see and do. Halloween Grotto, Vintage Fairground, Spooky Mazes, Toast your own Marshmallows and fresh popcorn off the fire, Burger Van, Sweet Stall, Playground, Pumpkin Barn and Spooky Playhouse - and all for £5 a car! I feel this is worth a drive even if you’re not local 🎃

05/10/2021

We recently visited Dan yr Ogof Caves for the second time and enjoyed it much more now Coops is a little older. It’s a completely different experience to The Dinosaur Park in Tenby - I explain why in the blog. Link below 👇🏻 They have a Christmas event which is meant to be great too!

Wedi wir mwynhau yn Dan yr Ogof yn ddiweddar ac mae yna ddarn newydd o ddeinosoriaid doedd ddim yno 4 mis yn ôl! Gwerth ymweliad - hyd yn oed heb blentyn!

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/dan-yr-ogof-caves-abercrave-swansea

03/10/2021

Coops, Ness and me were up and out early this morning and headed to Ffynhonne Falls. If you’re staying Cardigan/New Castle Emlyn way ever, you should definitely visit. Very steep and narrow hill to drive down and up though - just in case you’re like my mother and can’t cope with roads like that 😂 Have posted the link to the blog below 👇🏻

Wedi joio yn Ffynhonne heddi 😍 Mas cyn pob un! Cofio mynd ar goll sawl gwaith yn trio ffindo’r lle ‘ma yn gynta’ - ond nawr ni’n gwbod ble mae fe ni’n mynd ‘na loads! Wedi postio’r linc i’r blog isod rhag ofn eich bod chi eisiau pip ⭐️

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/ffynhone-falls

13/09/2021

We love a castle - especially a free one with amazing views and lots of free open space to play hide and seek! But even if you were just looking for somewhere nice to have a picnic, sit and read a book on your own (if you own that luxury) then Castell Llawhaden is sooo nice! Click the link to read.

Erioed wedi galw yng Nghastell Llawhaden ar eich ffordd i Hwlffordd? Un o’r cestyll mwya’ lyfli yn Sir Benfro yn fy marn i - a’r bonws yw bod parcio a mynediad i’r Castell am ddim! Cliciwch ar y linc i ddarllen mwy!

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/llawhaden-castle

05/09/2021

I promised some more posts from outside of Pembrokeshire over the coming weeks, so here's a blogpost of somewhere I used to go a lot when I was younger and always forget how lovely it is there.

Treuliais i GYMAINT o mhlentyndod ym mharc Aberdar yn blentyn gan fod teulu 'da fi yn byw'n agos - mae'n lyfli cael mynd nol 'da Coops nawr :-)

https://www.quickwelshadventures.com/post/aberdare-park-aberdare-rhondda-cynon-taf

I used to go here practically weekly as a child/teenager as my cousins lived right by it and I forget how lovely a place it is, especially since it's had the new splash park! Why Visit Aberdare Park? One of the things that I like about Aberdare Park is that the playground is really spaced out so whe...

04/09/2021

We just about managed to catch Green Lane Maize Maze today - and so glad we did. Pretty sure the owner said that it was closed to a private party tomorrow and they MIGHT open next weekend - so please check before making the trip! If you have missed it, definitely one to put on the list for next summer!

Wedi rili joio yn y Maize Maze heddi! Wedi cael ei osod mas yn ffab a phob un o’r staff mor gyfeillgar yno! Edrych mlaen i gael mynd nôl Blwyddyn nesa’! 🙌🏻